Part 1:  Ray and Joe Bruno work together to cause mischief. This first segment touches on a lot of subjects. They talk about Maine Sen. Bill Diamond and the reason that he wouldn’t be able to be in studio this morning. They talk about Maine’s Bicentennial Celebration. The boys move on to personal achievements and personal bests. They both agree that it is important to find the strengths in your child and nurture them regardless of whether it is sports, technology, trade or music. The world needs all of these attributes to make it better. They also talk about the need to push kids, employees and people in general to be the best version of themselves. It shouldn’t be okay to settle. Ray gives two examples of what he means in with his statement.

Part 2:  Ray starts the segment with a clip of President Trump and it was interrupted by a Bloomberg ad. Joe makes a comment and then Ray says that they will be debating Question 1. Joe asks Ray about the newest thing out of Augusta.

Part 3:  Ray and Joe are joined by Dr. John Herzog and JJ Jeffrey. JJ praises Joe for his beautiful car. Ray and Joe talk about the comments about the stop and frisk comments of Bloomberg. Joe remembers why it was in place and that Bloomberg didn’t start it, Giuliani did because of the outcry of the public to do something.

Part 4:  Ray plays more a the Trump Rally. Dr. Herzog, Joe and Ray talk about medicine and new and different treatments that Dr. Herzog can provide. Dr. Herzog is an orthopedic surgeon and he explains some of the common practices verses what he is offering. Joe has had one of the treatments several years ago and hasn’t had any pain in his elbow since.

Part 5:  Ray, Dr. John Herzog and Joe continue their discussion on the positive results that he has gotten with these new techniques. For more information about Dr. John Herzog’s services or if you would like to set up an appointment, visit his website, Orthopedic Specialties or call, 1-207-781-9077, their office today.

Part 6:  Ray and Joe discuss the pros and cons of vaccinations. As a pharmacist, Joe owns Community Pharmacy, he talks about the benefits of vaccinations and the diseases that have almost eradicated because of them. Ray says that it isn’t about not believing in vaccinations, it is about the government mandate and that you don’t have a choice to vaccinate. This is quite a heated discussion.

Part 7:  Ray plays another clip from President Trump’s rally. The boys welcome Liz Harrington of the National Republican Committee. They talk about the Democratic Presidential Debate from the other night. Ray asks Joe if he watched it and he said that he had and it was funny. Liz stated that there wasn’t much a debate it was more of a personal attack on each other. They didn’t discuss anything with any substance. Ray and Liz talk about Obama’s Healthcare and the disaster that was, including the website. They talk about how the Democratic party has dramatically shifted in the last four years.

Part 8:  Ray plays some more of Trump’s Rally. He and Joe welcome Matt Mattingly in studio. They talk about policy and personal. They chat about being able to be open minded and not taking policy personal. People have to be willing and able to talk about opposing views and thoughts. They get into importing prescription drugs into Maine from Canada. They talk about Trish Reilly. She is Executive Director of the National Academy for State Health Policy and the architect for Dirigo Health.

Part 9:  Ray welcomes members of the 36th New England Products Trade Show. Stefa Normantas’s company organizes this wonderful event. She says this is the biggest and best that they have had. Gabe DiSaverio of The Spicy Shark. They specialize in hot sauces. He explains the name of the company. He explains Shark Fest and his love for sharks. He describes the 5 fin levels to show the heat level on the products. Kathleen O’Brien of Stonewall Kitchen joins in the discussion. She describes their products and some of the new partnerships/acquisition. Dennis Bruso of East Coast Printing is also in studio. Ray promises to get to him in the next segment.

Part 10:  Ray reintroduces the panel. He talks about East Coast Printing out of Essex Junction, VT. They do custom and licensed apparel. He credits Stefa and her show for his business growing so fast. Dennis tells how he became the only licensed vendor of Moxie products. He announces that they will be doing a fleece scarf and he is letting the studio choose which one to produce. They have mixed reviews and finally gets to a decision. All of the vendors/guests give their websites and a brief overview to wrap the show up.

Part 11:  Ray had the opportunity to do an off-site interview with representatives of Central Maine Power. Thorn Dickinson of AVANGRID and Pedro Azagra Blázquez, Corporate Development Director of the Iberdrola Group discuss recent changes in their organizational structure and investments made to protect the environment while the grid is being constructed. They discussed how the grid construction was helping to revitalized local Maine companies. They also discussed the awarding of 12 million dollars in contracts to Maine businesses that will construct mats to protect the ground during construction. As you know, Ray has been a very vocal supporter of the new grid and looks for to continued conversations around its construction.

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